Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 334)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
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4 Select Aligned in the options bar to maintain the pattern’s continuity with your original start point, even if you
release the mouse button and then continue painting. Deselect Aligned to restart the pattern each time you stop and
start painting.
5 Select a pattern from the Pattern pop-up palette in the options bar.
6 If you’d like to apply the pattern with an impressionistic effect, select Impressionist.
7 Drag in the image to paint it with the pattern.
See also
“Creating and managing patterns” on page 354
Paint with the Art History Brush
The Art History Brush tool paints with stylized strokes, using the source data from a specified history state or
snapshot. By experimenting with different paint style, size, and tolerance options, you can simulate the texture of
painting with different colors and artistic styles.
Like the History Brush tool, the Art History Brush tool uses a specified history state or snapshot as the source data.
The History Brush tool, however, paints by recreating the specified source data, while the Art History Brush tool uses
that data along with the options you set to create different colors and artistic styles.
For a variety of visual effects, experiment with applying filters or filling an image with a solid color before painting
with the Art History Brush tool. Also try increasing the size of the image by a factor of 4 to soften the details.
Example of using the Art History Brush tool
A. Original B. Using a small brush C. Using a large brush
1 In the History palette, click the left column of the state or snapshot to use as the source for the Art History Brush
tool. A brush icon appears next to the source history state.
2 Select the Art History Brush tool .
3 Do the following in the options bar:
• Choose a brush from the Brush Presets picker, and set brush options. (See “Select a preset brush” on page 330.)
• Choose a blending mode from the Mode menu. (See “About blending modes” on page 343.)
• Choose an option from the Style menu to control the shape of the paint stroke.
• For Area, enter a value to specify the area covered by the paint strokes. The greater the size, the larger the covered
area and the more numerous the strokes.
• For Tolerance, enter a value to limit the regions where paint strokes can be applied. A low tolerance lets you paint
unlimited strokes anywhere in the image. A high tolerance limits paint strokes to areas that differ considerably
from the color in the source state or snapshot.
4 Drag in the image to paint.
A B C